How to Prevent Ingrown Hair. After reading my article on removing your ingrown hair, you probably were scared of your own stubble.

I was too, which is why it makes sense to prevent ingrown hair in the first place. It’s easy, and if you are a little conscious about skincare, an easy part of your daily regime in front of your bathroom mirror.

Shower

Shave

Your can of shaving foam will dry your skin and clog your pores, increasing your chances of ingrown hair. Use shaving cream, or a gel-based cream specially marked as hypo- allergenic shaving cream. Do a patch test on your skin before mixing it into your shaving brush.

This is a patch test.

Don’t shave against the grain – it’ll mess with the hair’s growth. Don’t shave as often as you used to – by letting a little fuzz grow out, instead of irritating ingrown-prone skin. If you must shave, don’t repeatedly shave over a certain area.

Scrub

A little bit of skin scrubbing exfoliant for your face, and a loofah or body scrub for your body will open your pores and prevent the clogged ambiance of an ingrown hair site.